Pieces of Lin

It's February

2012-02-03T23:52:00.000+08:00

It's been a really good week.

The weekend is here again.

Can't believe that January is gone.....February came too fast. I still want to be in January please.

Chasing cars - Snow Patrol

2012-02-02T23:39:00.002+08:00

I keep hearing this song playing in my head all night.............so I guess, the best thing for me to do right now is to share it here with everyone else...... ;).

If I lay here...if I just lay here...would you lie with me and just forget the world...........?"

Birthday lunch

2012-02-01T19:47:00.000+08:00

Was out for lunch today, celebrating my aunt's birthday. Ooooppps.....I can't remember exactly how old she is. But I do know that she is in her late 60s. Had lunch at a new place. A new hotel in Alor Setar called New Regent. It used to be called the Regent. It was small hotel before, my Mom's friend used to run the place but now with the new owner, they expanded the hotel and did a full renovation to the whole place. It looks great! They are open for business for quite sometime now after the new renovation but only now do we get to go and eat there. I love the new place and the new interior looks pretty nice. I like it. I also like the food there. I think I'll be going there again hihihihi....definitely!

My aunt Norma and my aunt Latifah (the birthday girl) hihi

My aunt Latifah and my uncle Ali

My Mom and me

What we had for lunch today :)

my drink (feeling a little guilty for taking this today hihihihi)

A first for everything

2012-01-31T23:46:00.000+08:00

Who says you can't do it? It's mind over matter. There's always a first for everything. And for me today, it would be about making my own video. My first video. Honestly, I've never done it before. Have no idea how to go about it as well. But I guess there was a divine intervention???? Hahahahahaha! I don't know. Coz I just can't figure out how I managed to somehow handle the digital camera on my own and pushed the right buttons on it to get what I was aiming for.

You see.....the thing is, I already went to see the experts at the camera shop to ask them how can I do a video using my digital camera. After checking it, they said that my camera can't take any videos because it doesn't have a memory card. Even though I did wanted to buy the memory card there and then, but I couldn't! Why? Because it no longer exist!! Yup!! You heard me....it is no longer in production. LOL! That just goes to show how old my camera is....hahahaha! I was so frustrated about it and was trying to figure out how else can I take a video. You see, I wanted so badly to do craft tutorials on my blog. And being able to do a video of about it would be bliss. But because of this tiny issue, I couldn't. I simply couldn't accept this!

And so after much playing with the camera, I finally found the way to make a video. I kept wondering why didn't those guys at the camera shop didn't tell me about it. If I had not given it a try, I would have never known that it can still take videos, even without the memory card. But it was only for 1 minute and 30 seconds haha! I just didn't care. All I care about is how do I capture something within that amount of time. How to get the message across in such a short time. After much experiment and recording about 10 videos.....recording and deleting one after another. I finally got to record one that I was satisfied with.

I then did something else too......another "first" for me. Uploading the video on Youtube! Yup! I've never done it before and didn't have the slightest clue on how to do it. I just followed my heart and of course had to crack my brain as well. The whole video thingy was pretty challenging but it was an awesome feeling when I managed to get it done. I really surprised myself today.

Here's the video I made. A very very simple video. No voice, no wordings. Nothing but my hands showing how to make a flower. Straight to the point. Got the information across. Hopefully the video answered a lot of inquiries from my readers at my card blog. They have been asking me to show them how to make that flower for a long time already. At least I made a lot of people happy today. ;)

Winner of AJL 26

2012-01-30T11:13:00.002+08:00

Finally last night the questions that kept playing in everyone's mind had been answered. Hafiz is the winner of Anugerah Juara Lagu 26. I was so happy because I predicted the song would win and it did. For me it's the best song in the competition. He also won for best vocals. He deserved it! He sang with a lot of emotions and full of feeling I can't describe.

When I first heard the song last year, I fell in love with it instantly. The lyrics are so beautiful, the video was beautiful.....I'd burst into tears every time I listen to the song. Congratulations to Hafiz for singing it so well and also not forgetting the composer M. Nasir and lyricist Budi Hikayat for coming up with this beautiful song. They all deserved to win it!! :) Yayyyyy!!!!

Bila rasa gembira!

2012-01-29T23:36:00.004+08:00

Bila rasa gembira tunjuk gigi!

Bila rasa gembira, begitulah rasanya,

Bila rasa gembira tunjuk gigi!

Hooooooraaaaayyyyyyyyyyy!! :D

Sayang Emir!! ;)

Boiled tapioca

2012-01-28T23:43:00.002+08:00

I went to my aunt's house this afternoon and had the chance to eat some boiled tapioca. Been a while since I last had them for tea time. Yummy! She planted the tapioca trees herself at her small garden....and when the time is right she will harvest them.

I like to eat it simply on it's own, no sugar or chilli sauce. Best eaten when it's still hot! :)

Lap table

2012-01-27T22:02:00.003+08:00

Currently this is my favourite table whenever I sit in front of the TV. Why? Because I can now actually do work in front of the TV with the help of this lap table. Simple things I can do in front of the TV.....like cutting foam hearts or cutting shapes using craft punch hihihi. Just the easy stuff.

You know how there are so many commercials being aired in between your favourite shows and I can get bored watching them. Sometimes there are so many that I actually forgot what show I was watching in the first place! LOL! :D

So to keep myself entertained, I now can do other things during commercial break. It's like throwing two birds with one stone haha! I get to watch my favourite shows and get some work done at the same time. Cool! ;)

94 followers

2012-01-26T23:32:00.001+08:00

I have 94 followers at my personal blog? Seriously? Gosh, I never thought that when I first created this blog there would be anyone following it.

I remembered my first post here......way back in October 2008. The first post was about natural healing. Funny how I still talk about it these days. I guess I still believe in it. It still makes sense to me.

Thank you so much to those who are still following me here and find my personal blog interesting enough to follow. Hopefully I'll be a better blogger and will be able to write more interesting post here for all to read. It sure is a challenge to write here everyday. I'm learning how to do that this year ;).

No more bread!

2012-01-25T22:29:00.000+08:00

Since last Friday I've stopped eating bread. It's a huge step. I'm a huge fan of bread. Especially whole wheat or whole grain bread. Now no more. Starting this year, I'm gonna start this wheat free diet. So I'm starting to eliminate the things I normally eat everyday that are made from wheat products like bread, biscuits and things that are fried using wheat flour. So far, I've managed to eliminate the bread altogether. I finished all the bread in the house and never bought one again after that.

So let's see....it's been 6 days now without bread. So far so good. I'm not missing it yet. :) I still have to stop eating whole wheat biscuits. I still have some left in the house. Just trying to finish up whatever is left and will never buy or eat them again.

I noticed ever since I stopped eating bread and dairy products, my tummy does feel a lot better. Less gassy and don't feel so bloated anymore like before. I really hope to see a huge difference with the skin rash as well. Because I understand that it does have something to do with taking too much of this wheat products. So hopefully I can see some differences on my skin after a month or so.

In God's Country - U2

2012-01-24T23:30:00.003+08:00

This is one of THE song I love listening to whenever I feel a little stressed out. Best played in the car while driving on the highway! Yeah!! A little stressed I have been the whole day today and this is just the song I want to listen to tonight. Turn on the high volume on the speakers and enjoyyyyyyyy!!!!!! :D

Pikalurve 2nd GIVEAWAY

2012-01-23T18:44:00.001+08:00

It's been a while since I last joined any blog giveaway using this personal blog. Usually I would use the card blog. But for this giveaway, I prefer to use my personal blog instead. Pikalurve is giving out a lot of items for her second giveaway and I would love to win it! Wish me luck! If you would like to join it too, do check out the link here ----> PIKALURVE 2ND GIVEAWAY.

The giveaway ends on 25th of January!! Hurry!! Join in now ;)

Money Drop

2012-01-22T22:15:00.000+08:00

RM1,000,000 Money Drop! I enjoy watching this show these days. Credit given to BOBOI for making me interested to watch it...haha. They made a short sketch on Maharaja Lawak Mega about Money Drop and it was so funny, loved it!

This show is pretty interesting because I get to learn a lot of new things from all the questions they asked to the participants. :) I get to test my general knowledge as well and see if I can get the answers correctly. Most of the time I got it right ;). Cool!

About self respect

2012-01-21T21:58:00.002+08:00

"Don't rely on someone else for your happiness and self worth. Only you can be responsible for that. If you can't love and respect yourself...no one else will be able to make that happen. Accept who you are... completely, the good and the bad....and make changes as YOU see fit. Not because you think someone else wants you to be different." - Quoted by Stacey Carter

* I really really really love this quote. <3.

No dairy products

2012-01-20T10:25:00.001+08:00

I'm saying no to milk.....and I'm saying no to dairy products from now onward. For health reasons. Actually I knew for quite some time now that if I take milk or any food products that has milk in it, I would get stomach discomfort....it will upset my tummy, feel bloated and my skin would get all itchy. But for the love of dairy products, I endured all the pain and itch....all of it.

I did try to remove some dairy products from home. Tried not to purchase them anymore. Whenever I eat out, I try not to eat food that's has dairy products mixed in it. But there will come a time every now and then when the cravings comes back to haunt me.

Sometimes I forget about the hidden dairy in some types of food too. Yes, those foods like cakes, bread, sauces.....there's so many! This will trigger the allergies without me realising it.

Since yesterday I've stopped taking dairy products. This means, I no longer drink Milo (my most favourite drink at home), no more teh tarik (Malaysia's no 1 favourite drink I gotta say ;) ) whenever I eat out, no more bread, cos I know the kind of bread I buy has milk in it as one of the ingredients....(I'm also trying to stop taking wheat products by the way).....I no longer drink those instant coffee that has powdered milk in it....no more cakes, no more cookies, no more butter, no more yogurt, no more cheese.....oh gosh, I'm gonna miss eating cheese ......and burgers for that matter because I love to eat burgers with cheese in it. If only it's easy to get goat cheese around here. Someone should start thinking of producing goat cheese for people who can't take cow cheese anymore. haha!

So, I'm really going to do it this time. I've gotta learn to sacrifice my favourite foods. Because I know if I don't even try, how am I suppose to get well? I know I can't change drastically over night but this small step will eventually lead to bigger steps in future and bring better health to me, insyaAllah...... :).

OMG!

2012-01-19T23:57:00.001+08:00

Oh my God....I just realised that I have just 5 minutes to blog before the day is over!!!!! Arrrggghhh.....and I have nothing to blog about for today! LOL!!

This 366 days project is stressing me out! hahaha! I must do better for tomorrow! :D

Your Song - Elton John

2012-01-18T21:25:00.000+08:00

I've been hearing this song on the radio a lot lately.....it's an old song and it was a favourite of mine before and I think it will always be a favourite to me always. Love the lyrics a lot :).

No idea

2012-01-17T22:44:00.002+08:00

Honestly I'm just so so tired right now.....I still have a lot of work to be done tonight. Got lots to deliver to customers tomorrow. No idea whatsoever what to write about for today's post either. But since I have to write something for my 366 days project, I'll think of good things to write about today.

Hmmm....let me see..........................errrmmmmm.......zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz .......too tired to think........all I can say is that I'm grateful I'm still alive, still able to work and I'm surviving still. Today is just another day.........gosh, can't believe it's already the 17th.....time flies fast these days doesn't it.....

All I Want Is You - U2

2012-01-16T22:15:00.000+08:00

One of my favourite songs from U2. Wonder if I'll ever get the chance to meet them live in person.....at their concert...? Wow, that would be a dream come true. ;)

New glasses

2012-01-15T22:21:00.001+08:00

Finally I got a new pair of glasses today! Yay! Been wanting to get one since last year but never got the chance to make one due to financial issues hihi! But alhamdulillah this year I manage to set aside some money for this and I'm totally happy about it.

I love the new look and it's so comfortable. It doesn't hurt my nose and it's so light weight too. I sometimes forget that I'm wearing it coz it's so light weight. I love the colourful patterns on each side of the glasses. It looks like glass painting doesn't it?? It sure looks like it to me :).

The frame that holds the lens is actually dark purple in colour. I've never had the guts to buy glasses that has colours like that before. Usually I would go for black, silver or dark brown. But somehow this time I opted for something different and I love it so much. I didn't even care if it will match my clothes or not. It just didn't matter anymore.

I just love love love love it so much! ;)

Chicken feet

2012-01-14T23:53:00.002+08:00

I don't know why but every time I look at this stock of chicken feet in the large pan it reminds me of the witch's brewing pot/cauldron . You know when you watch all those scary stories where the witches would cook something so disgusting in that big black brewing pot of theirs, that has God knows what in it. It always look like it has some human or animal bones and some disgusting ingredients mixed in it.

I always feel like I wanna puke every time I look at those chicken feet but even though they look disgusting, the chicken feet stock actually give a nice taste to your dishes. Especially when you wanna make fried meehoon or meehoon soup. What a difference it makes if you put the stock those dishes. Suddenly it tastes so so yummy! I didn't appreciate it in the beginning but now I have a different perspective of the chicken feet. ;)

No more Astigmatism

2012-01-13T21:30:00.000+08:00

It's been 3 years since my last check up at the optical shop. I finally went to see an optometrist this afternoon to have my eyes checked and also to look for a new pair of glasses. My glasses is so worn out and in bad shape for quite a while now. I have had it fixed so many times before. But I got it fixed again this afternoon. I wasn't planning on fixing it since I wanted to get a new one but one of the staff there was so concerned by the way it looked on me. It was not sitting properly on my face. Not leveled she said. Like a "see saw" I suppose hahahahaha!! And because of it, it was hurting my nose as well. So she fixed it for me, free of charge ^.^. Yay!

I had a good time actually at the optical shop. The optometrist was so friendly, so chatty (felt like I was talking to an old friend of mine hihihi) and the staff there really did helped me find a pair of glasses that I really liked. I always have a hard time choosing a design that suits my face. I almost wanted to change my mind and go home instead of buying a new one but luckily one of the senior staff there helped me choose a design that I was really satisfied with. So I'm really happy with it. I can't wait to get it in 3 days time.

OK! Now for the good news! After the checkup, the optometrist told me that I don't have astigmatism anymore!! Wow! It's a miracle! I was having it for so many years and now suddenly it's cured! I am so thankful to God for this wonderful news. I never knew that astigmatism can be cured. I suppose it has something to do with the things I've been taking for the past few years. I have been taking so many kinds of natural/herbal supplements, eating so many kinds of vegetables that might have helped and God knows what else that helped contribute to this cure. Whatever it is, I hope it will continue to help me with my other illnesses as well.

I'm just so happy about it. It may seem like nothing much to some but for me, it's a wonderful news and I'm feeling blessed indeed to receive it. Alhamdulillah. :)

12.01.2012

2012-01-12T22:56:00.000+08:00

Most people seem to think that today's date is pretty special because of the numbers. But for me, it's not just about the numbers. It's because of something I did this morning that will change my future. Indeed it has already begun. I feel different already.

It's exciting, it's thrilling, I feel giddy all over, relieved and at the same time very nervous, a little scared but I'm so glad I finally decided to do it this year. Finally I had the courage to make that commitment after years and years of contemplating. Years and years of uncertainty. Suddenly there wasn't any hesitations, no doubts in my mind at all. I knew what I must do and I did it.

12.01.2012 is the birth date of something special in the history of my life.

SO HAPPY! ;)

Not Over You - Gavin DeGraw

2012-01-11T09:33:00.000+08:00

One of my last year's most favourite songs I listened to. LiteFM did a good job in playing it on the radio almost everyday actually and it's been a favourite of mine till now. Have a listen :).

Psyllium Husk

2012-01-10T23:06:00.000+08:00

I started taking this if I'm not mistaken since October last year. I knew about the great benefits of taking Psyllium husk so many years ago when I read a book written by Dr Bernard Jensen called "Tissue Cleansing Through Bowel Management". It's a really good book. I was so inspired after reading it that I actually started following some of his advice and managed to lose a lot of weight in just 4 months and was living a healthy lifestyle and developed good eating habits. I could see a lot of improvement in my health and I felt great. But it only lasted for a year before I stopped following the rules due to temptations. Things just went haywire after that. I want to be able to be that person who was living a healthy lifestyle. I want to feel great again.

I realised now that there were a lot of things I did wrong in the past few years when it comes to my eating habits and how I workout. I know I have to change in order to make myself feel better although it's not easy. It has to be done. I'm not taking this because it can help me lose weight. I'm taking this because it can help improve my digestive tract and help improve my skin condition. I'll workout to lose the weight.

I couldn't take it with just plain water, so I had to mix it with orange juice to make it palatable. It's the only way for me to be able to take it. It doesn't taste that bad if mixed with something else. Otherwise I would puke. It must be taken immediately after I mix it or, it would become jelly like once it is mixed with water and it would be difficult to swallow. You can choke on it too. So it's best to take it immediately when it's still in it's original form. The best part is that if I take this then it means that I have to drink lots of water too. So this is another way for me to force myself to drink more water in a day.

I take it early in the morning before my workout and before breakfast. I'm loving it :).